The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-31
CAPT. EADs, WILL.
How his Estate Is Dlrided-A Number Of
.I. Dcqussts.

NEw YoRv, March S0.-The will Of III,
late Captain James B. Esds, Of St. Louis
was presented for probate In the surro
gates Court to-day. After directing tha,
all bis Just debts be paid, he bequeaths te
his wife and Ave daughters, Mrs. Gene,
We've E. Ulsdell, Mrs. Adelaide Z. Hazard
Mrs. Ellz, Z. How, Mrs. Josephine Nc.
Henry and Mrs. Martha 8. Switzer equal
portions upon all profits upon the pay.
ments to be made by the United States
Government, Tor maintaining the jotty
channel at the mouth Of the Mississippi.
after deducting one-twentieth part for Ms,
Ward OF Atlanta, Ga, widow Of G, W, Bal.
ley. Out OF the first half Of tho 81, 600 600
to be paid him by the United States for
maintaining jetties he bequeathe S45 600 to
James Andrews, OF Allegheny City, Pa,
and $4,000 TO the widow of w. Minor
Roberts, also one.half OF $25, 1000 To Mrs.
Barton Bates and one.half ol $2o5, ,3Sl 10 Mrs.
Ward, nee Bailey. He beQueaths TO ths
widow OF bis former partner, VIM, s, Mel.
Bon, OF st. Louis SIC, 100 and interest ont of
the first half million OF dollars to be paid
BY the United States when due. Until
then she is to receive her pro rata OF 8 per
cent as 1t Ia paid by the Government. Be-
sides his compensation for services on the
work at the jetties, J. A. Uladell, son.in.
law oi the deceased, is given $4,000 to be
paid out Of the frat hall million and like
amount Of the second half. 10 Jameo F,
How, L. NJ. Henry and Edward NJ. Swift.
ger, other sons.in.law, aro given each SlO.-
GOO and interest out OF the half million
held by tho government, one.hs,f of the
principal to be paid by the government
out OF each half million.
The wife and two daughters, Eliza E.
How and Martha S. Switzer are be.
queathed three-quarters Of the remainder
OF the 81 900 600 ORspaid by the government.
TO be equally divided. The balance oil
the million with interest is beouesthed 10
his three daughters, Genevieve Ulsdell,
Adelaide Hazard and Josephine Henry,
to be equally divided.
Five thousand dollars each is given
to Adelaide Hazard and to Mrs. Eliza De
Lavaul, Of Paris, "kinswoman;" to a
cousin, Mrs. Ella J. Dillon, $1,000; to a
sister-in.law, Mrs. Suean Stephens, SIS 900;
to cousin, Fanny 6. B. Miller, $500
yearly during her life. Those beuues.s
are to be paid out Of the above fund except
Mrs. Miller's, which will come after the
first payment from the rent OF testa.or's
warehouse.
To each grandchlld and each son.in.!sw
is bequeathed one share Of the stock Of
the Eads Concession Company, aud Mrs.
Hazard is given four shares with my in
terest carried with them in the Ship Rail-
way. Tho balance Of the stock held by
teslator is to beniven, oue-half to his wife,
and the other half divided equally be.
tween Mrs. How and Mre. Switzer. His
real estate ia 10 be divided equally be.
tween his wife, and Mrs. How and Mrs.
Switzsr. all debts due him by his
family arc cancelled. James How is ap.
pointed trustee to pay oyer to Mrs. Haz-
ard all bequests made to her. All be-
quests to his daughters sre to be paid
direct to them and no portion OF their in.
terest in his estate to be mortgaged or
pledged. James +. How and EstelIe Hen.
ry are appointed executors and trustees
with permission to associate with them
Messrs. Switzer and Ulsdell.
The will concludes with the wish that
the daughters will in no case slloy their
money to be invested in the business con-
ducted by their respective husbands. The
will is dated October s, 1883.
The will was offered for probate by
Alex. Il. Cochran, OF st. Louis, formerly
oil Plttaburgh, counsel for Captain Eads,
and Lawyer John Vincent, Letters tests.
mentsry we're Issued to the executors and
the will probstsd.